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Tornadoes cut across Mississippi as severe storms damage 500 homes
Powerful storms that included at least three tornadoes tore through several Mississippi counties, damaging nearly 500 homes, tearing up trees and downing power lines. There were no immediate reports…
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Voter voices: Evers-Everette witnessed rage over Black voting
Medgar Evers marveled at the fact he and other Black soldiers had fought in a war that should have granted them all the rights of citizenship, but when they returned home they had to fight racism all over again that barred Black Mississippians from restaurants, restrooms and voting booths.
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'Mother Nature gave me ice': Fern’s systemic turmoil, the holes it revealed, and how Mississippi is reconciling with its response to winter disasters
Winter Storm Fern delivered a force and persistence Mississippi hadn’t seen in decades. Months later, as north Mississippians still search for their footing, public officials are wondering what to take away from the catastrophe.
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Mississippi's largest private health insurer updates guidelines for HIV prevention medication
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi has updated its guidelines for HIV prevention medication after a national advocacy group alleged the insurer’s coverage options violated federal law. Cayla Mangrum, director of corporate communications for Blue Cross, told Mississippi Today the company expanded its formulary Thursday to include two HIV prevention drugs: Descovy, a daily […]
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6mThe West Bolivar school board didn’t meet for roughly two months — disrupting food and transportation services for summer school students
West Bolivar’s school board governance woes come at a time when state lawmakers are debating measures to increase qualifications for school board members and allow members to be removed for misconduct and poor meeting attendance.
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4mLaw enforcement uses tear gas after hundreds in Senatobia protest following police shooting of toddler
Law enforcement officers used tear gas to disperse a crowd Tuesday in the north Mississippi city of Senatobia as people protested the police shooting Sunday that killed a 1-year-old boy and wounded an adult. National civil rights attorney Ben Crump is part of the legal team representing the child's family.